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Acts 9:1-2
Saul asked the high priest to authorize him to arrest believers.
1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, "I will kill those who believe that Jesus is the Lord!" He went to the high priest in Jerusalem 2 and requested him to write letters introducing him to the leaders of [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul to seize any men or women who followed the way that Jesus had taught, and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them.
Acts 9:3-8
While Saul was traveling to Damascus, Jesus appeared to him and blinded him.
3 Saul took those letters, and while Saul and those with him were traveling, they were approaching Damascus. Suddenly a brilliant light from heaven shone around Saul. 4 Immediately he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice of the Lord say to him, "Saul, Saul, ◄stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?► [RHQ]" 5 Saul asked him, "Lord, who are you?" He replied, "I am Jesus, and you(sg) are causing me to suffer by hurting my followers! 6 Now instead of continuing to do that, stand up and go into the city! Someone there will tell you(sg) what I want you to do." 7 The men who were traveling with Saul became so frightened that they could not say anything. They just stood there. They only heard the sound when the Lord spoke, but they did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men with him took him by the hand and led him into Damascus. 9 For the next three days Saul could not see anything, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Acts 9:9-19
Saul could see again after Ananias had put his hands on him.
10 In Damascus there was a Jew named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While Ananias was seeing a vision, the Lord Jesus said to him, "Ananias!" He replied, "Lord, I am listening." 11 The Lord Jesus told him, "Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask someone there if you(sg) can talk to a man named Saul from Tarsuscity, because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying to me. 12 Saul has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias entered the house where he was staying and put his hands on him in order that he might see again." 13 But Ananias protested, saying, "But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who believe in you! 14 And the chief priests have authorized him to come here to Damascus in order to seize all us who believe in you(sg) [MTY] and take us to Jerusalem!" 15 But the Lord Jesus told Ananias, "Go to Saul! Do what I say, because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and their kings and to the Israelite people. 16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of telling people about me [MTY]." 17 So Ananias went, and after he found the house where Saul was, he entered it. Then, as soon as he met Saul, he put his hands on him, and he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus himself commanded me to come to you. He is the same one who appeared to you(sg) while you were traveling along the road to here. He sent me to you in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}." 18 Instantly, things like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {Ananias baptized him} immediately. 19 After Saul ate some food, he became strong again. Saul stayed with the other believers in Damascus for several days.
Acts 9:20-22
People there were astonished that Saul had believed in Jesus.
20 Right away he began to preach to people about Jesus in the Jewish meeting places there. He told them that Jesus is ◄the Son of/the man who is also► God. 21 And all the people who heard him preach were amazed. Various ones of them were saying, "◄We(inc) can hardly believe that this is the same man who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the same man who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?► [RHQ, MTY] And we(inc) know that he has [RHQ] come here to tie our hands and take us to the chief priests in Jerusalem!" 22 But God enabled Saul to preach to many people even more convincingly. He was proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything ◄to refutewhat he said/to prove that what he said was not true►.
Acts 9:23-25
Saul escaped from those who plotted to kill him.
23 Some time later, after Saul had left Damascus and then returned, the Jewish leaders [SYN] there plotted to kill him. 24 During each day and night those Jews were continually watching the people passing through the city gates, in order that when they saw Saul they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do. 25 So some of those whom he had helped to believe in Jesus took him one night to the high stone wall that surrounded the city. They used ropes to lower him in a large basket through an opening in the wall. So he escaped from Damascus.
Acts 9:26-28
Barnabas introduced Saul to other believers in Jerusalem.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, almost all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, while Saul was traveling along the road to Damascus, he had seen the Lord Jesus and how the Lord had spoken to him there. He also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] to people in Damascus. The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that. 28 So Saul began to associate with the apostles and other believers throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly to people about [MTY] the Lord Jesus.
Acts 9:29-30
The believers sent Saul to Tarsus because some Jews tried to kill him.
29 Saul was also speaking about Jesus with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying to think ◄of a way to kill him/of how they could kill him►. 30 When the other believers heard that they were planning to kill him, some of the believers took Saul down to Caesarea city. There they arranged for him to go by ship to Tarsus, his hometown.
Acts 9:31
The church in Israel had peace and many people believed.
31 So the groups of believers throughout the entire regions of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully because no one was persecuting them anymore. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them spiritually and encouraging them. They were continuing to reverence/honor the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit was enabling many other people to become believers.
Acts 9:32-35
Because Peter healed Aeneas, many people believed in Jesus.
32 While Peter was traveling throughout those regions, once he went to the coastal plain to visit the believers who lived in Lydda town. 33 There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from his bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed. 34 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you(sg) right now! Get up and roll up your mat!" Right away Aeneas stood up. 35 Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon Plain saw Aeneas after the Lord had healed him, so they believed in the Lord Jesus.
Acts 9:36-37
Dorcas died.
36 In Joppa town there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. Her name in the Greek language was Dorcas. Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope. That woman was continually doing good deeds for others. Specifically, she was helping poor people by giving them things that they needed. 37 During the time that Peter was in Lydda, she became sick and died. Some women there washed her body according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it. Then they covered her body with cloth and placed it in an upstairs room in her house.
Acts 9:38-43
Peter resurrected Dorcas.
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so when the disciples heard that Peter was still in Lydda, they sent two men to go to Peter. When they arrived where Peter was, they repeatedly urged/begged him, "Please come immediately with us to Joppa!" 39 So right away Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived at the house in Joppa, they took him to the upstairs room where Dorcas' body was lying. All the widows there stood around him. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and other garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive. 40 But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward her body, he said, "Tabitha, stand up!" Immediately she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41 He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and especially the widows among them to come back in, he showed them that she was alive again. 42 Soon people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord Jesus. 43 Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather from animal skins.
Note: The Old Testament in this translation is still being worked on, and is in draft form. Updates will be posted at eBible.org/t4t/.


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August 14, 2013 Who really creates jobs? http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/who_really_creates_jobs |
There he goes again. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor recently told Fox News host Chris Wallace that "the government doesn't create jobs, the private sector does." That's a favorite mantra of Republicans. It may make a good sound bite, but there's not a bit of truth in it. For starters, Eric, government created your job and pays you $193,400 a year plus a very generous package of perks like health insurance, indoor parking, a lavish office, a large staff to massage your ego and image, all-expenses-paid world travel, and you're currently on a five-week paid vacation, one of many you and your colleagues have given yourselves this year. This is your seventh term in Congress, so you must have some idea of what's going on. I know you've had trouble getting the House to pass spending bills this year, but surely you must know where that money goes. A huge chunk of it goes to that famous five-sided building just across the river in your native state of Virginia. How many people work for the Department of Defense and for defense contractors — big and small — across Virginia? For that matter, how many besides you work for the legislative branch of government? Eric, those are all government-created jobs. When you drive home to your district around Richmond, you use I-95. Guess who paid for that nice piece of highway. And if you go a little farther south, you'll find the largest single employer in your state, the Newport News shipyard. If you don't believe government creates jobs, just try canceling all the federal money going into the yard — you yourself have voted to send billions of tax dollars there — and see how the unemployment rolls explode. Right now, they're building two nuclear aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford and the USS John F. Kennedy, at $9 billion each, not including what it costs to equip them with everything from toilet paper to advanced missiles and jets, and then the rest of the ships that make up each carrier task force. Each carrier alone will have a crew of 4,300 people. They get paid. They have families. They spend their government paychecks on food, housing, clothing and everything else — creating many thousands more jobs, most of them for those small businesses Republicans say they champion. You're not alone, Eric. All of your colleagues compete to spend federal tax dollars in their districts (even nice Jewish boys like you have a big appetite for that species of pork), citing the importance of creating jobs for constituents, all the while most of those on your side of the aisle are chanting their mantra about how government doesn't create jobs. Who do you guys really think you're kidding? You're not stupid, Eric, so don't give us that anti-government bubbe meise, especially while you're doing so well on the public payroll. Government builds highways, bridges, airports, dams and other infrastructure that not only creates millions of jobs but also helps millions more people get to and from work, shopping, vacation and everywhere else. Government workers fight our wars, protect our borders, provide security at airports and in the airways, maintain our marvelous national parks, protect the health and safety of our food and drug supply, teach our children, care for the poor. And don't forget everyone at the state and local levels as well. In all, about 22 million Americans work in the public sector. You're leading a congressional delegation to Israel this month, and you're going to boast how the Jewish state is the largest single recipient of American foreign assistance. That $3.1 billion is a huge chunk of the minuscule proportion of every tax dollar that goes for foreign assistance — but most of that money is spent in this country and actually creates jobs right here at home as well as alliances abroad. I'm not denigrating the private sector, just trying to dispel any thought that it is the great job creator and government just gets in its way. It's time to stop using those 22 million public employees (except for yourselves, of course) as whipping boys and treat them with respect. Many who tell us the private sector is the real job creator like to point to Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the United States with about 1.4 million employees. It is second only to the Defense Department. Wal-Mart — like Target, Gap and other giant retailers — is also a job creator in China and Bangladesh, where working conditions for the women and children who make the clothing and other goods for those stores are notoriously unsafe and hours unbelievably long. Wages can be as low as 3 cents an hour in China's "Special Economic Zones" and often between 13 and 26 cents in other Asian sweatshops. Next to those wages, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 must look very generous to you even though it is well below the poverty level; I guess that's why you've consistently voted against raising it. You and Speaker John Boehner voted "no" the last time it was raised, in 2007 during the Bush administration, and now that you're running things in the House, you're still opposed. President Barack Obama wants to raise it to $9 an hour by 2015, which still isn't a livable wage, and Democrats have a bill to make that $10.10. When they brought it to the floor, you and every other Republican voted "no." You're opposed because those job creators you say you represent complain that could cut into their profits. Here's a little math for you. A minimum-wage earner with a family of four who works 40 hours every week of the year makes $15,080, and probably gets no health coverage benefits; that's $8,470 below the poverty level. And now you're pushing for deep cuts in food stamps for the poor. Your salary, Eric, is nearly 13 times greater, not counting your very generous benefits package and pension. Raising the minimum wage is not a profit thief but a job creator. The extra money will immediately be spent and percolate up through our ailing economy, helping those small businesses create more jobs. So, Eric, who's the real job creator? Both the government and the private sector. It's a symbiotic relationship too often obscured by demagogic politicians. Douglas M. Bloomfield is the president of Bloomfield Associates Inc., a Washington lobbying and consulting firm. He spent nine years as the legislative director and chief lobbyist for AIPAC. |
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Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure?), a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered on role play and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role play in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Favorite sources are manga and anime, comic books and cartoons, video games, and live-action films.
The rapid growth in the number of people cosplaying as a hobby since 1990 has made the phenomenon a significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world. Cosplay events are common features of fan conventions and there are also dedicated conventions and local and international competitions, as well as social networks, websites and other forms of media centered on cosplay activities.
The term "cosplay" is a Japanese portmanteau of the English terms costume, and role play.[1] The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi of Studio Hard[2] while attending the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Los Angeles.[3] He was impressed by the hall and the costumed fans and reported on both in Japanese magazine My Anime.[2] The coinage reflects a common Japanese method of abbreviation in which the first two moras of a pair of words are used to form an independent compound. 'Costume' becomes kosu (コス), and 'play' becomes pure (プレ).
Practice of cosplay[edit]
Cosplay costumes vary greatly and can range from simple themed clothing to highly detailed costumes. It is generally considered different from Halloween and Mardi Gras costume wear, as the intention is to replicate a specific character, rather than to reflect the culture and symbolism of a holiday event. As such, when in costume, some cosplayers often seek to adopt the affect, mannerisms, and body language of the characters they portray (with "out of character" breaks). The characters chosen to be cosplayed may be sourced from any movie, TV series, book, comic book, video game, or music band anime and manga characters. Some cosplayers even choose to cosplay an original character of their own design or a fusion of different genres (e.g. a steampunk version of a character).
Cosplayers obtain their apparel through many different methods. Manufacturers produce and sell packaged outfits for use in cosplay, in a variety of qualities. These costumes are often sold online, but also can be purchased from dealers at conventions. Japanese manufacturers of cosplay costumes reported a profit of 35 billion yen in 2008.[4] A number of individuals also work on commission, creating custom costumes, props, or wigs designed and fitted to the individual; some social-networking sites for cosplay have classified ad sections where such services are advertised. Other cosplayers, who prefer to create their own costumes, still provide a market for individual elements, accessories, and various raw materials, such as unstyled wigs or extensions, hair dye, cloth and sewing notions, liquid latex, body paint, shoes, costume jewelry, and prop weapons.
Most cosplayers create their own outfits, referencing images of the characters in the process. In the creation of the outfits, much time is given to detail and qualities, thus the skill of a cosplayer may be measured by how difficult the details of the outfit are and how well they have been replicated. Because of the difficulty of replicating some details and materials, cosplayers often educate themselves in crafting specialties such as textiles, sculpture, face paint, fiberglass, fashion design, woodworking, and other uses of materials in the effort to render the look and texture of a costume accurately.[5] Cosplayers often wear wigs in conjunction with their outfit to further improve the resemblance to the character. This is especially necessary for anime and manga or video-game characters who often have unnaturally coloured and uniquely styled hair. Simpler outfits may be compensated for their lack of complexity by paying attention to material choice and overall high quality.
To look more like the characters they are portraying, many cosplayers also engage in various forms of body modification. Contact lenses that match the color of their characters' eyes are a common form of this, especially in the case of characters with particularly unique eyes as part of their trademark look. Contact lenses that make the pupil look enlarged to visually echo the large eyes of anime and manga characters are also used.[6] Another form of body modification in which cosplayers engage is to copy any tattoos or special markings their character might have. Temporary tattoos, permanent marker, body paint, and in rare cases, permanent tattoos, are all methods used by cosplayers to achieve the desired look. Permanent and temporary hair dye, spray-in hair coloring, and specialized extreme styling products are all used by some cosplayers whose natural hair can achieve the desired hairstyle. It is also commonplace for them to shave off their eyebrows to gain a more accurate look.
Some anime and video game characters have weapons or other accessories that are hard to replicate, and conventions have strict rules regarding those weapons, but most cosplayers engage in some combination of methods to obtain all the items necessary for their costumes; for example, they may commission a prop weapon, sew their own clothing, buy character jewelry from a cosplay accessory manufacturer, or buy a pair of off-the-rack shoes, and modify them to match the desired look.
Cosplay may be presented in a number of ways and places. A subset of cosplay culture is centered on sex appeal, with cosplayers specifically choosing characters known for their attractiveness or revealing costumes. However, wearing a revealing costume can be a sensitive issue while appearing in public.[7][8] People appearing naked at American science fiction fandom conventions during the 1970s were so common, a "no costume is no costume" rule was introduced.[9] Some conventions throughout the United States, such as Phoenix Comicon,[10] have also issued rules upon which they reserve the right to ask attendees to leave or change their costumes if deemed to be inappropriate to a family-friendly environment or something of a similar nature.
The most popular form of presenting a cosplay publicly is by wearing it to a fan convention. Multiple conventions dedicated to anime and manga, comics, TV shows, video games, science fiction, and fantasy may be found all around the world. Cosplay-centered conventions include Cosplay Mania in the Philippines and EOY Cosplay Festival in Singapore.
The single largest event featuring cosplay is the semiannual doujinshi market, Comic Market (Comiket), held in Japan during summer and winter. Comiket attracts hundreds of thousands of manga and anime fans, where thousands of cosplayers congregate on the roof of the exhibition center. In North America, the highest-attended fan conventions featuring cosplayers are the San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con held in the United States, and the anime-specific Anime North in Toronto and Anime Expo held in Los Angeles. Europe's largest event is Japan Expo held in Paris, while the London MCM Expo and the London Super Comic Convention are the most notable in the UK. Supanova Pop Culture Expo is Australia's biggest event.
The appearance of cosplayers at public events makes them a popular draw for photographers.[11] As this became apparent in the late 1980s, a new variant of cosplay developed in which cosplayers attended events mainly for the purpose of modeling their characters for still photography rather than engaging in continuous role play. Rules of etiquette were developed to minimize awkward situations involving boundaries. Cosplayers pose for photographers and photographers do not press them for personal contact information or private sessions, follow them out of the area, or take photos without permission. The rules allow the collaborative relationship between photographers and cosplayers to continue with the least inconvenience to each other.[12]
Some cosplayers choose to have a professional photographer take high quality images of them in their costumes posing as the character.[11] This is most likely to take place in a setting relevant to the character's origin, such as churches, parks, forests, water features, and abandoned/run-down sites. Cosplayers and photographers are likely to exhibit their work online, which they can do on general blogs, social networking service, and artist gallery websites (such as flickr, deviantART, Instagram, facebook, tumblr and Twitter) or on dedicated cosplay community websites. They may also choose to sell such images, or use them as part of their portfolio.[11]
As the popularity of cosplay has grown, many conventions have come to feature a contest surrounding cosplay that may be the main feature of the convention. Contestants present their cosplay, and often to be judged for an award, the cosplay must be self-made. The contestants may choose to perform a skit, which may consist of a short performed script or dance with optional accompanying audio, video, or images shown on a screen overhead. Other contestants may simply choose to pose as their characters. Often, contestants are briefly interviewed on stage by a master of ceremonies. The audience is given a chance to take photos of the cosplayers. Cosplayers may compete solo or in a group. Awards are presented, and these awards may vary greatly. Generally, a best cosplayer award, a best group award, and runner-up prizes are given. Awards may also go to the best skit and a number of cosplay skill subcategories, such as master tailor, master weapon-maker, master armourer, and so forth.
The most well-known cosplay contest event is the World Cosplay Summit, selecting cosplayers from 20 countries to compete in the final round in Nagoya, Japan. Some other international events include European Cosplay Gathering (finals taking place at Japan Expo in Paris, France),[13] EuroCosplay (finals taking place at London MCM Expo),[14] and the Nordic Cosplay Championship (finals taking place at NärCon in Linköping, Sweden).[15]
Gender roles[edit]
Portraying a character of the opposite sex is crossplay. The practicality of crossplay and cross-dress stems in part from the abundance in manga of male characters with delicate and somewhat androgynous features. Such characters, known as bishōnen (lit. "pretty boy"), are Asian versions of the elfin boy archetype represented in Western tradition by figures such as Peter Pan and Ariel.[16]
The animegao players represent a niche group in the realm of cosplay. Their approach makes them a subgroup of, what is called in Japan, kigurumi; that is, mascot-style role players. They are often male cosplayers representing female characters. Female animegao are also found to represent male characters, especially male characters that lend themselves to the treatment, such as robots, space aliens and animals. Animegao wear bodysuits and masks that completely hide their real features so the original appearance of their characters may be reproduced as literally as possible. Their costumes display all the abstractions and stylizations of the cartoon art, such as the oversized eyes and tiny mouths so often encountered in manga.
Cosplay models[edit]
Cosplay has influenced the advertising industry, in which cosplayers are often used for event work previously assigned to agency models.[11] Some cosplayers have thus transformed their hobby into profitable, professional careers.[17][18][19] Japan's anime industry has been home to the professional cosplayers since the rise of Comiket and the Tokyo Game Show.[11] The phenomenon is most apparent in Japan but exists to some degree in other countries as well.
A cosplay model, also known as a cosplay idol, cosplays costumes for anime and manga or video game companies. Good cosplayers are viewed as fictional characters in the flesh, in much the same way that film actors come to be identified in the public mind with specific roles. Cosplayers have modeled for print magazines like Cosmode and a successful cosplay model can become the brand ambassador for companies like Cospa. Some cosplay models can achieve significant recognition. Yaya Han, for example, was described as having emerged "as a well-recognized figure both within and outside cosplay circuits".[17]
Cosplay by country or region[edit]
Cosplay in Japan[edit]
Cosplayers in Japan used to refer to themselves as reiyā (レイヤー?), pronounced "layer". Currently in Japan, cosplayers are more commonly called kosupure (コスプレ?), pronounced "ko-su-pray," as reiyā is more often used to describe layers (i.e. hair, clothes, etc.).[20] Those who photograph players are called cameko, short for camera kozō or camera boy. Originally, the cameko gave prints of their photos to players as gifts. Increased interest in cosplay events, both on the part of photographers and cosplayers willing to model for them, has led to formalization of procedures at events such as Comiket. Photography takes place within a designated area removed from the exhibit hall.
Since 1998, Tokyo's Akihabara district contains a number of cosplay restaurants, catering to devoted anime and cosplay fans, where the waitresses at such cafés dress as video game or anime characters; maid cafés are particularly popular. In Japan, Tokyo's Harajuku district is the favourite informal gathering place to engage in cosplay in public. Events in Akihabara also draw many cosplayers.
Cosplay in other Asian countries[edit]
Cosplay is common in many Asian countries. For example, it is a major part of the Comic World conventions taking place regularly in South Korea, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong).[21]
Cosplay in Western culture[edit]
The popularity of cosplay in Japan encourages the misconception that cosplay is specifically a Japanese or Asian hobby. The term cosplay is Japanese in origin, but costume play was originally a hobby from the United States where it has historically been known as costuming as opposed to cosplaying. A.D. Condo's science fiction comic character "Mr. Skygack, from Mars" was the subject of cosplay in 1908 in the United States.[22] Science fiction fan Forrest J Ackerman attended the 1939 1st World Science Fiction Convention in the Caravan Hall, New York, USA dressed in a "futuristicostume", including a green cape and breeches, based on the pulp magazine artwork of Frank R. Paul.[23] Ackerman later stated that he thought everyone was supposed to wear a costume at a science fiction convention, although only he and his girlfriend, Myrtle R. Douglas, wore one and he rarely wore one to any future convention.[24]
The hobby was then later picked up by the Japanese and reinvented by Americans. For many years, costuming has had a widespread following and continues to experience growing popularity in North America and Europe, and has more recently spread throughout South America and Australia. Western cosplay's origins are based primarily in science fiction and fantasy fandoms. It is also more common for Western cosplayers to recreate characters from live-action series than it is for Japanese cosplayers. Western costumers also include subcultures of hobbyists who participate in Renaissance faires, live action role-playing games, and historical reenactments. Competition at science fiction conventions typically include the masquerade (where costumes are presented on stage and judged formally) and hall costumes (where roving judges may give out awards for outstanding workmanship or presentation).[25]
The increasing popularity of Japanese animation outside of Asia during the late 1990s led to an increase in American and other Western cosplayers who portray Anime characters. Anime conventions have become more numerous in the West in the previous decade, now competing with science fiction, comic book and historical conferences in attendance. At these gatherings, cosplayers, like their Japanese counterparts, meet to show off their work, take photos, and compete in costume contests. Convention attendees are frequently seen dressed up as Anime characters, but just as often dress up as Western comic book or animated characters, or as characters from movies and video games. Differences in taste still exist across cultures. Some costumes that are worn without hesitation by Japanese cosplayers tend to be avoided by Western cosplayers, such as outfits that evoke Nazi uniforms.
Japan is home to two especially popular cosplay magazines, Cosmode (コスモード) and Dengeki Layers (電撃Layers). Cosmode has the largest share in the market and an English-language digital edition.[26] Another magazine, aimed at a broader, world-wide audience is CosplayGen.[27]
Documentaries and reality shows[edit]
- Cosplay Encyclopedia, a 1996 film about Japanese cosplay released by the Japan Media Supply company. In 1999 it was released in subtitled VHS by Anime Works, eventually being released onto DVD later on.
- Otaku Unite!, a 2004 film about otaku subculture, features extensive footage of cosplayers.
- Akihabara Geeks, a 2005 Japanese short film.
- Animania: The Documentary[28] is a 2007 film that explores the cosplay cultural phenomenon in North America, following four cosplayers from various ethnicities as they prepare to compete at Anime North, Canada's largest anime convention.
- Conventional Dress is a short documentary about cosplay at Dragon Con made by Celia Pearce and her students in 2008.[29]
- Cosplayers: The Movie, released in 2009 by Martell Brothers Studios for free viewing on YouTube and Crunchyroll, explores the anime subculture in North America with footage from anime conventions and interviews with fans, voice actors and artists.
- "I'm a Fanboy", a 2009 episode of the MTV series True Life, focusing on fandom and cosplay.[30]
- Fanboy Confessional, a 2011 Space Channel series that featured an episode on cosplay and cosplayers from the perspective of an insider.
- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, a 2011 film about four attendees of the San Diego Comic-Con, including a cosplayer.
- America's Greatest Otaku, a 2011 TV series where contenders included cosplayers.[31]
- Cosplayers UK: The Movie, a 2011 film following a small selection of cosplayers at the London MCM Expo.
- My Other Me: A Film About Cosplayers, chronicling a year in the life of three different cosplayers: a veteran cosplayer who launched a career from cosplay, a young 14-year-old first-timer, and a transgender man who found himself through cosplay. It was released in 2013 and was a featured segment on The Electric Playground.[32]
- Heroes of Cosplay, a reality show on cosplay that premiered in 2013 on the Syfy network. It follows nine cosplayers as they create their costumes, travel to conventions and compete in contests.[33]
- Cosplay Complex, a 2002 anime miniseries.
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, a Japanese TV variety show that includes the Cosplay Bus Tour series segment.
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita, a 2008 visual novel game based on the light novel series Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu.[34]
- Super Cosplay War Ultra, a 2004 freeware fighting game.
- A large number of erotic and pornographic films featuring cosplaying actresses; many of such films come from the Japanese company TMA.[35]
The practice of cosplaying is featured in many Japanese video game, manga and anime titles, including Ai Kora, Amagami, Aoi House, The Cosmopolitan Prayers, Dōbutsu no Mori, Fate/hollow ataraxia, Galaxy Angel, Genshiken, Girl Friends, Gunbuster, Hanaukyo Maid Team, Hyperdimension Neptunia, I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara, Jewelpet, K-On!, Kujibiki Unbalance, Lucky Star, Maid Sama!, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Oreimo, Phantom Breaker, Popotan, Re: Cutie Honey, School Rumble, and Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger. It is also featured in some non-Japanese productions, such the American short film CosplayGirl and Filipino comedy film Tween Academy: Class of 2012.
Notable cosplayers[edit]
See also[edit]
- Costume party
- Iga Ueno Ninja Festa
- Japanese pop culture in the United States
- Japanese street fashion
- Lolita fashion
- Look-alike
- Real-life superhero
- Society for Creative Anachronism
- Zombie walk
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- ^ a b "Nobuyuki (Nov) Takahashi « YeinJee's Asian Blog: The Origin of the word cosplay". Yeinjee.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Raymond, Adam K. (July 24, 2014). "75 Years Of Capes and Face Paint: A History of Cosplay". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Craig Hayden (2012). The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts. Lexington Books. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7391-4258-5.
- ^ White, Sarah. "Cosplay Costumes at LoveToKnow Costumes". Costumes.lovetoknow.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Sharnea Morris (2009-03-26). "Japanese Circle Lens - A Secret Trick for Anime Cosplayers". mookychick.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Skimpy Outfit Gets Lollipop Chainsaw Cosplayer Asked to Change Or Leave PAX Show Floor". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ Azliah, Nurul. "Woman calls police over cosplayer's 'underboob' at anime festival". My.entertainment.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ "A Treasure Trove of Cosplay from the Swinging 1970s [NSFW]". Io9.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Convention Policies". Phoenix Comicon. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Cosplay Models Real Life Japanime Characters by Cynthia Leigh". Entertainment Scene 360. 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ Thorn, Matthew (2004) Girls And Women Getting Out Of Hand: The Pleasure And Politics Of Japan's Amateur Comics Community in Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan William W. Kelly, ed., State University of New York Press
- ^ "The Best european cosplayers meet at Japan Expo for the Finals". European Cosplay Gathering. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "EuroCosplay Championships | London Comic Con". Mcmcomiccon.com. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "NCC - The Nordic Cosplay Championship". Ncc.narcon.se. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Benesh-Liu, P. (2007, October). ANIME COSPLAY IN AMERICA. Ornament, 31(1), 44-49. Retrieved October 12, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.
- ^ a b Ben Bolling; Matthew J. Smith (12 February 2014). It Happens at Comic-Con: Ethnographic Essays on a Pop Culture Phenomenon. McFarland. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7864-7694-7.
- ^ Lingle, Samuel (2012-02-01). "Costume designer turns play into work with cosplay". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
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- ^ Breen, Jim. "Japanese Dictionary". Japanese Dictionary. (search for "cosplay" in English or "reiyā" in romangi). Retrieved Jan 1, 2012.
- ^ "Art & Deal Magazine » Photo Essay". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Miller, Ron (19 September 2013). "Was Mr. Skygack the First Alien Character in Comics?". io9. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Kyle, David (December 2002). "Caravan to the Stars". Mimosa (29).
- ^ Painter, Deborah (2010). Forry: The Life of Forrest J Ackerman. McFarland. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9780786448845.
- ^ "ConAdian Masquerade rules". September 1994.
- ^ "A Costume & Style Magazine for the Eccentric - About COSMODE". COSMODE Online. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Cosplay Gen". Cosplay Gen. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Published 03/29/2008 (2008-03-29). "Canadian showing of "Animania" documentary about anime phenomenon". Firefox.org. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ Emergent Game Group on Vimeo
- ^ "Anime Expo® and MTV Cast for True Life". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "About America's Greatest Otaku - America's Greatest Otaku". Americasgreatestotaku.com. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "News: My Other Me: A Film About Cosplayers". Elecplay.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "Heroes of Cosplay". Syfy. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay, Hajimemashita♥
- ^ Brian Ashcraft. "Japanese Porn Is Overdosing on Video Games and Anime". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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- Sen. Merkley, Its time Sir. You said once that you would do what the people in your state wanted. That is what you were sent to Washington D.C. to do. We hired you to do the things we ask you to do sir. Now it is time for you to act. Help the people of your state. The United States Constitution is under attack, and has been for quite some time. Senator you know what is wrong, you have started to lean in that direction. Its time to become part of a solution, not the problem. The rights of the people are at stake, Please sir, take a look at what is going on around us all. Look on the 9-12 project web site and see for yourself what us the PEOPLE are thinking, saying. Read the posts really read them sir. See what we think. Find for yourself. Sir this is bigger than anything else. Be a true leader. Be our voice there.
Sen Merkley I find it terribly worrisome that it appears the health care bill being proposed will do these things: (1) place the U.S. population in a long term finical hole which our grandchildren will face paying; (2) it has two aspects which I cannot support: abortion and "undocumented visitors" coverage; (3) it also well reduce Medicare coverage since over half the projected cost are to come from Medicare savings (why can't we eliminate these wastes outside health care); (4) governmental control in aspects of our lives which should be private. In your campaign, you voiced your position as being conscience of Oregon voter's wishes, well, it appears the majority of the people in this state do not want Federal sponsored health care.
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Obama Health Care Plan "Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a member of Congress who supported the Obama health care reform plan that was just passed by the House of Representatives?"
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Less Likey: 38%Not huge numbers but in general Oregonians want everyone to have access to healthcare. Right now in rural parts of the state the Oregon Health plan is the only thing keeping these communities from total health despair. That and the fact that most of those that have a health plan are government employees. Those health plans keep hospitals open.
So given that government employees and the Oregon Health plan provide the bulk of health services it would seem that we might as well have universal health care. We are already paying for it. -
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Englis, Paula D. and Ratinho, Tiago and Englis, Basil G. and Harms, Rainer (2010) Extensiveness of business planning and firm survival: an examination into the drivers of success and survival for knowledge intensive start-up firms. In: Babson College Research Entrepreneurship Conference, BCERC 2010, June 9-12, 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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My son will be 3 weeks shy of 4 when we go to WDW. Do they make any exceptions to the age requirement for the pirate cruise? Do they verify ages?
If I recall, you need to list your child's birth date on the registration/waiver form that you are required to sign at pirate cruise check-in.
Honestly, if it were me, I would just fudge a little on his birthdate to be sure. I seriously doubt that they are going to ask to see a birth certificate. Just add a month to his age and you should be fine.
The age requirement is because of legal/insurance issues. If anything happens to the child on the Pirate Cruise, the parents won't have a leg to stand on. Sharing ways to get around Disney's rules isn't tolerated on the DIS.
In addition, you have to give the birthdate of each child when making a reservation, so the computer already has the info when you sign up for the cruise. As Deb stated, it is a question of liability, just like the height requirement on attractions.
I agree. As I stated in my post, you must list your child's birthdate and then SIGN THE FORM, signifying that what you have listed on the form is in fact, the truth. Should the information turn out not to be true, and something happens to your child . . . don't look to Disney for help. The Pirate Cruise will be there. Maybe you would consider waiting a year. Please understand that they typically take a maximum of 12 children out on the cruise, with two adults - one of whom is driving the boat. The children are getting on and off the boat and the cruise staff need to be able to supervise the ENTIRE group of children. Disney has determined an age minimum for this activity to help ensure the entire group is safe and properly supervised. Perhaps they believe children under the age of 4 may need more supervision and, given the structure of the tour, they do not feel comfortable taking younger children. I certainly hope, for the safety of all of the children on the boats, people will adhere to Disney's rule. Disney is very serious about age limits. I have a friend who tried to book an excursion on a Disney Cruise with a 4 year old age minimum. Her child was turning 4 THE DAY AFTER the excursion was to take place. DCL would not make an exception and they could not do the excursion. In this case, DCL had the child's passport on file so there was NO getting around the rules. The more people try to break the rules, the tighter Disney will become with restrictions. There are good reasons for age and height minimums! Safety being number 1!
I've been looking all over for more information on the waiver attached to this adveture. I've read a lot of things to put me at ease, I just would like to know in advance what exactly I'm signing over when I sign the waiver for my child to participate. I understand the cruise is quite safe, but I still have concerns about what the waiver would mean. Does it relieve Disney of all liability? I like to know what I'm getting into before I'm there and they're departing in 5 min, and I'm feeling pressured. Yanno? Anyone have a copy of this, or remember it clearly?
I'm not a lawyer, but there is no waiver in the world that can remove all liability from the company. For example if they failed to ensure that the boat was serviced correctly and the engine caught on fire, no waiver would let them out of that, because one would reasonably expect a company providing a service to have appropriate health and safety compliance.


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1. Re: Sqldeveloper to sybase
BluShadow Oct 16, 2013 4:46 AM (in response to yxes2013)Oracle SQLDeveloper is designed primarily for Oracle databases. Why do you think it should work for a completely unrelated Sybase database which has completely different data dictionaries etc.?
And why haven't you asked your question in the SQL Developer forum where it belongs? Just because this forum is called "General Questions" it still relates to the Oracle Database in general, and doesn't mean you should post questions about any other product in here.
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BluShadow Oct 16, 2013 4:49 AM (in response to yxes2013)And let's see how easy it was to find the answer to your question...
1. go to google
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Was that really so hard?
4. Re: Sqldeveloper to sybase
Richard Harrison . Oct 16, 2013 4:54 AM (in response to yxes2013)Hi,
You can use third party jdbc drivers for this:
I've used it for sql server but it should work ok for sybase too.
Integration wont be that good though, only basics will likely work.
5. Re: Sqldeveloper to sybase
yxes2013 Oct 16, 2013 5:07 AM (in response to Richard Harrison .)I thank you all
6. Re: Sqldeveloper to sybase
makel Oct 16, 2013 5:52 AM (in response to BluShadow)Part of their mission is to help people migrate from other DBs:
"Oracle SQL Developer is Oracle's Migration tool to migrate non-Oracle databases to Oracle. Migrating with Oracle SQL Developer reduces the time, risks, and financial barriers involved in migrating to the Oracle platform."
I wish they were focused 100% on their existing customers, but you can't blame Oracle for trying to recruit more licences.


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Functional incorporation of the pore forming segment of AChR M2 into tethered bilayer lipid membranes
Vockenroth, I. K., Atanasova, P. P., Long, J. R., Jenkins, A. T. A., Knoll, W. and Koper, I., 2007. Functional incorporation of the pore forming segment of AChR M2 into tethered bilayer lipid membranes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Biomembranes, 1768 (5), pp. 1114-1120.
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Tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) are robust and flexible model platforms for the investigation of various membrane related processes. They are especially suited to study the incorporation and function of ion channel proteins, where a high background resistance of the membrane is essential. Synthetic M2 peptides, analogues of the transmembrane fragment of the acetylcholine receptor, could be incorporated into two different membrane architectures. The functional reconstitution and the formation of a conducting pore are shown by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The pore is selective for small monovalent cations, while bulky ions cannot pass. This is a significant step towards a novel biosensing approach. We envision a device, where a stable and insulating membrane would be attached to an electronic read-out unit and embedded proteins would serve as actual sensing units. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Creators | Vockenroth, I. K., Atanasova, P. P., Long, J. R., Jenkins, A. T. A., Knoll, W. and Koper, I. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.02.006 |
Departments | Faculty of Science > Chemistry |
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Status | Published |
ID Code | 4529 |
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Li YY, et al. (2006) Pim-3, a proto-oncogene with serine/threonine kinase activity, is aberrantly expressed in human pancreatic cancer and phosphorylates bad to block bad-mediated apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Cancer Res 66, 6741-7 16818649 |
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Summary: Organiser of macrodomain of Terminus of chromosome
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This family, many of whose members are YcbG, organises the macrodomain Ter of the chromosome of bacteria such as E coli. In these bacteria, insulated macrodomains influence the segregation of sister chromatids and the mobility of chromosomal DNA. Organisation of the Terminus region (Ter) into a macrodomain relies on the presence of a 13 bp motif called matS repeated 23 times in the 800-kb-long domain. MatS sites are the main targets in the E. coli chromosome of YcbG or MatP (macrodomain Ter protein). MatP accumulates in the cell as a discrete focus that co-localises with the Ter macrodomain. The effects of MatP inactivation reveal its role as the main organiser of the Ter macrodomain: in the absence of MatP, DNA is less compacted, the mobility of markers is increased, and segregation of the Ter macrodomain occurs early in the cell cycle. A specific organisational system is required in the Terminus region for bacterial chromosome management during the cell cycle.
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Mercier R, Petit MA, Schbath S, Robin S, El Karoui M, Boccard F, Espeli O; , Cell. 2008;135:475-485.: The MatP/matS site-specific system organizes the terminus region of the E. coli chromosome into a macrodomain. PUBMED:18984159 EPMC:18984159
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Pseudofam: | PF06303 |
SYSTERS: | MatP |
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InterPro entry IPR009390
Many bacteria have circular genomes that are large in comparison to their cellular dimensions; this imposes the necessity for compaction of the chromosome during cellular growth, replication, transcription, and segregation. Compaction of chromosomes results in the formation of structures called nucleoids. Nucleoids can be generated by a number of different processes: they include unrestrained DNA supercoiling, formation of a chromatin-like structure through the interaction of DNA binding proteins, condensation by structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC)-like proteins, and macromolecular crowding [PUBMED:16860572]. Chromosome replication and segregation are intimately linked and tightly controlled to ensure that daughter cells each receive a complete copy of the genome. Chromosomes have replication origin (Ori) and termination (Ter) regions that are diametrically opposed. During the process of chromosome replication and cell division the Ori and Ter regions form two macrodomains (MDs), the Ori MD is centred on migS, a 25 bp sequence, that acts as the cis-acting site for the bipolar positioning of oriC [PUBMED:14685268]. The Ter MD is centred on dif (deletion-induced filamentation), which is a resolvase site that reduces chromosome multimers to monomers [PUBMED:7877981]. The Ori and Ter MDs are insulated from one and other by non-structural regions and other nucleoids. Chromosome replication initiates bidirectionally from oriC. Within the Ori MD with sister chromatids being located in separate cell halves and with the Ter macrodomain anchored to the cell pole. Cell division occurs with the completion of replication of the Ter region and the subsequent separation of the two sister chromatids [PUBMED:17020576, PUBMED:18984159].
This entry contains MatP (YcbG), which is a component of the MatP/MatS site-specific system that organises the Ter macrodomain (MD) in Escherichia coli (strain K12) and related enterobacteria during replication of the chromosome. In E. coli there are 23 matS sequences, located in the Ter region which is centred on dif. The matS consensus is a palindromic sequence 5'-GTGAC[AG][CT]GTCAC, which is the recognition sequence for MatP. MatP binds to the matS sequences; and is critical for Ter MD formation. Inactivation of matP causes severe defects in chromosome segregation and cell division revealing its role as a major organiser of the Ter MD [PUBMED:18984159].
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Seed source: | Pfam-B_12243 (release 9.0) |
Previous IDs: | DUF1047; |
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Author: | Moxon SJ |
Number in seed: | 13 |
Number in full: | 737 |
Average length of the domain: | 145.90 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 71 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 97.72 % |
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Pascal's Wager Argument is unsound because, on its own stated assumption of total and inescapable ignorance, the gambler is not entitled to limit the betting options to two—and to one particular two, at that. A similarly parochial inattention to the variety of candidacies for belief has characterized most fideists. Thus Søren Kierkegaard, an influential mid-19th-century Danish lay theologian, happily glorified the essential irrationality of religious faith, while taking it always that faith will, of course, be Protestant. Elsewhere, Pascal himself did notice, and tried to meet, some of the competition; his neglect here is the more remarkable because his wager was originally imported into Christendom from Islām (see Miguel Palacios, Los precedentes de Pari de Pascal). What makes it a landmark is that it constituted a direct, reasoned rejection of the agnostic principle—a rejection in which the reason proposed for believing was explicitly a motive for self-persuasion rather than some evidence of truth. Thus, when William James, a pre-World War I American psychologist and philosopher, in The Will to Believe, developed the best known systematic attack on that principle it was, rightly, Pascal whom he hailed as his first inspiration. James distinguished those hypotheses that, for any individual, represent psychologically "live options" from those that do not, and he urged that, when evidential grounds are lacking, the choice may properly be determined by one's passional nature. For men often have to act on some unproved hypothesis, and sometimes such firm commitments may help to make the belief come true. Consider, for example, some belief that a man is trustworthy. The objections are that belief in the existence of God is clearly not of this case, and generally that to act decisively on some hypothesis does not require the agent to believe it as a known truth.


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Start | Mull Thunderhorn |
End | Mull Thunderhorn |
Level | 6 Requires Level 4 |
Category | Mulgore |
Experience | 550 XP or 330 at Level 90 |
Reputation | +250 Thunder Bluff |
Rewards | [Legs of the Long Day] or [Plains Hunter Guards] |
Previous | Poison Water |
Next | Thunderhorn Totem |
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Use the Winterhoof Cleansing Totem at the Winterhoof Water Well.
- Well Cleansed
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I have crafted the totem to cleanse the Winterhoof Water Well. Now, you must take it to the well and perform a cleansing ritual. The well is to the southeast, but be warned: whoever did this may still be there, laying in wait.
This may prove very dangerous, <name>. Be careful...but do not let the defilers of our well escape.
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[Legs of the Long Day] | [Plains Hunter Guards] |
Progress Edit
Do not delay, <name>. The Winterhoof Well must be purified!
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The Grimtotem...
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I'd hoped to see the end of my days before Tauren attacked other Tauren senselessly on the very plains of Mulgore. But be proud, <name>. You have done a great things for the lend, and for our people.
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- [5] Poison Water
- [6] Winterhoof Cleansing
- [7] Thunderhorn Totem
- [8] Thunderhorn Cleansing
- [6] Rite of Vision
- [7] Rite of Vision
- [10] Wildmane Totem
- [10] Wildmane Cleansing
- [10] Journey into Thunder Bluff
- [10] War Dance
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The John B. Goodman papers span the years circa 1932-1953 and encompass 4.8 linear feet. The collection contains set budgets for more than forty films released between 1932 and 1953, mostly by Paramount and some by Universal. There are also clippings, correspondence, notebooks, sketch books, a scrapbook, and photographs. A few drawings and set plans from the 1930s are among the oversize material.
John B. Goodman III was an American art director active in film from the 1920s through 1960s. He studied architecture before working at Famous Players Lasky from 1920 to 1927. In the 1930s he worked on Pathe, RKO, Warner Bros., and Paramount films. He served as supervising art director at Universal in the 1940s. Goodman received four nominations in the art direction category from 1938 to 1944 and received an Academy Award for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943). From 1950 to 1966 he worked at Nat Holt Pictures, Paramount, MGM, Republic, and the CBS Studio Center.
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